Want to pursue independent, cross-disciplinary research at MIT? The MIT School of Science Postdoctoral Fellowship 2027 is now accepting applications for a three-year cohort-based fellowship beginning in September 2027.
The fellowship is designed for exceptional early-career scientists working across disciplinary boundaries, with opportunities for research, mentorship, leadership and professional development.
Quick Facts
- Program: MIT School of Science Postdoctoral Fellowship 2027
- Host: MIT School of Science
- Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
- Program Type: Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
- Duration: 3 years
- Expected Start: September 2027
- Stipend: $88,000
- Relocation Allowance: $5,000
- Research Allowance: $15,000
- Mode: Hybrid / In-person
- Benefits: Employee benefits including health insurance
- Nationality: Open to international candidates and U.S. candidates
- Degree Required: PhD in a scientific field
- PhD Deadline: PhD must be awarded by August 2027
- Age Limit: None
- Work Experience: No specific minimum work-experience requirement stated; the fellowship is aimed at early-career researchers
- Research Focus: Innovation and cross-disciplinary research
- Application Fee: No application fee
- Application Deadline: November 15, 2026
What Does the Fellowship Offer?
Selected fellows receive:
- $88,000 annual stipend
- $5,000 relocation allowance
- $15,000 research allowance
- Health insurance and other employee benefits
- A three-year cohort environment
- Leadership, mentorship and professional-development opportunities
- Freedom and flexibility to develop research across disciplinary boundaries.
Who Can Apply?
You should have:
- A PhD in a scientific field, awarded by August 2027
- A strong scientific research record
- Demonstrated potential for innovation
- An interest in research that crosses disciplinary boundaries
- A proposed research project that explains how it connects multiple disciplines
- A current supervisor who can provide a recommendation
- An MIT faculty member willing to mentor the proposed research.
International applicants are explicitly eligible, so researchers outside the U.S. can apply.
Application Requirements
You will need:
- CV
- 2-page research proposal explaining the cross-disciplinary nature of your research
- Two recommendation letters
- One from your current supervisor
- One from the MIT faculty member who will mentor your research
- Optional one-paragraph statement explaining alignment with MIT’s Values Statement.
Deadline
November 15, 2026
The fellowship is expected to begin in September 2027.
The interesting part?
$88K stipend + $20K in additional allowances + 3 years.
And the application deadline is already set for November 15 — so if you have a PhD coming by August 2027, the real question is: which MIT researcher could become your mentor?
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